Volunteer

Volunteer Attorneys

In 2013, 2.3 million low-income New Yorkers had to navigate the civil justice system on their own. Despite the tremendous strides in the provision of free civil legal services, locally & nationally between 15-25% of people coming to our officers looking for help are unable to be served. Their needs far exceed the system’s capacity.

WNY Lawyers have a proud history of service to others. They embody the occupational goal by (Rule 6.1 of NY Rules of Provisional Conduct) donating fifty or more hours of free legal services to low-income people. They generously contribute to our regions legal services organizations.

At VLP over 400 attorneys have volunteered their legal expertise to our clients. We are grateful to our volunteer attorneys. It is a wonderful and rewarding experience to help those in need.